Members of Unite have accepted an inflation busting 6.5 per cent pay increase over two years (3.25 per cent a year). The union has also confirmed it has accepted an offer to take part in negotiations…Read more…
Liverpool hospital demo
Unite is spearheading a demo tomorrow (April 5) to protest against cleaning contractor ISS’ plans to withhold pay from low-paid hospital staff at the Royal Liverpool Hospital and Broadgreen Hospital….Read more…
‘No control over the future’
Countdown presenter, Apprentice star, and Swindon native Nick Hewer this week highlighted the crisis now engulfing his hometown amid Honda’s proposed factory closure. Appearing as guest editor…Read more…
Spy cop unmasked
The identity of a former spy cop who duped a number of women into sexual relationships and gained unfettered access to the homes of innocent activists has been been unmasked. Former BBC…Read more…
Privatisation at Chesterfield Royal Hospital will drive out staff and is a worrying sign for the future
Responding to the transfer of more than 700 staff at Chesterfield Royal Hospital Trust to a new private arm’s-length company this week
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Shared Parental Leave isn't working – new parents need stronger rights
After four years of dire uptake, the Shared Parental Leave Scheme needs a total overhaul – and stronger paternity rights are well overdueRead more…
New charter sets out role for volunteers in supporting the NHS
Pioneering charter showing how volunteers can make a valuable contribution to the NHS in England, without undermining paid staff or affecting patient safety, is being launched today.
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Your voice, your vote – UNISON’s NEC elections 2019
It’s time to choose who speaks for you and makes decisions in our union.
Find out more at www.unison.org.uk/nec2019
Please join your fellow UNISON members and vote in the NEC election. It only takes a few minutes! Thank you.Read more…
NEC sets policy on Brexit and so much more
Brexit, industrial action, campaigning, growing the union and planning for June’s national delegate conference all featured on a full agenda
The article NEC sets policy on Brexit and so much more…Read more…
Any Brexit deal should be put to the country
Commenting on the meeting today (Wednesday) between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn
The article Any Brexit deal should be put to the country first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Uncertainty ‘incredibly unsettling’
Unite which represents over 450 workers at regional airline Flybe is seeking to minimise job losses at Flybe and provide reassurances about the company’s overall health after a clutch of flights were…Read more…
Education unions warn academy trusts over cuts
The UK’s largest academy chain faces a potential dispute with seven education unions over job cuts, low wages and outsourcing.
The article Education unions warn academy trusts over cuts first…Read more…
Shame and exclusion
Shocking new research has revealed the shame and exclusion UK children in food poverty face in school. The stories behind the statistics on child poverty were thrown into sharp relief by a new…Read more…
‘Green light to criminals’
Visible neighbourhood policing in South Yorkshire is set to be slashed if controversial plans to cut Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) are approved, Unite has warned. South Yorkshire…Read more…
Drop red lines call
Unite has warned Theresa May that she must drop her Brexit red lines if her plan to enter talks with Labour to break the impasse over Britain’s future outside of the EU is to be successful. …Read more…
UNISON celebrates the “unsung heroes” of local government
A new campaign will raise the profile of the union’s 600,000 local government members
The article UNISON celebrates the “unsung heroes” of local government first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Pathological pay cut
Industrial action is on the cards by pathologists in West Hertfordshire who face losing £10,000 a year in one of the most expensive places to live outside London, Unite has warned. More than…Read more…
Newham Housing Points Scheme – Now and then
Hat tip picture to local photographer, Steve Lewis, and Newham History Society Facebook page. It would appear that this photo dates back to the late 1960s. I reckon that I am possibly the same age as that child.
Currently in Newham we are undertaking …Read more…
Radical climate action needs social justice and a just transition
There is a broad consensus on the need for ambitious targets on tackling climate change, but there are some differences around the edges when it comes to taking practical action.
The Climate Change…Read more…